The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets and to steal bread.
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adj. 宏偉的;壯麗的;莊重的;磅礴;
?? majest=majesty 威嚴 + ic...的 → 雄偉的,壯麗的
"In the distance rose the majestic Alps."
遠處聳立著雄偉的阿爾卑斯山.
近義:lavish, magnificent, majestical, august, pompous, queenly
反義:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. 同等,平等;[數(shù)]相等,等式;
?? equ相等,平均+ality名詞后綴 → 平等
"Liberty, equality. Fraternity?"
自由,平等。博愛乎?
近義:owelty, par, parity, selfsameness, similarity, compatibility
反義:odds, unevenness, unlikeness, inhomogeneity, inequation, difference
adj. 富有的;肥沃的;豐富多彩的;油膩的;
"After a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy."
過了一會兒,濃味沙司開始顯得油膩了。
近義:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
反義:impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy
adj. 貧窮的,貧乏的;令人憐憫的,可憐的;匱乏的;低劣的;
n. the poor 貧困者,窮人;
?? 穿破(po)衣服的人(or),是因為 貧窮的
"Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor."
向富人征收的稅應(yīng)該比窮人的多.
近義:indigent, impecunious, landless, meager, miserly, needy
反義:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
vi.& link-v. 睡,睡覺;
vi. 睡,睡覺;睡眠狀態(tài);
vt. 為…提供床位;提供住宿;以睡覺打發(fā)日子;
n. 睡眠;
?? s(睡)+l+ee(眼睛)+p: 睡覺 船(ship)上的她入睡(sleep)后像只綿羊(sheep)
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義:doss, doze, kip, shuteye, rheum
反義:awaken, rouse, nonsleep, restlessness, sleeplessness, wakefulness
prep. 在…下面,在表面之下;在…的假定表面或掩飾下;少于,小于;在…情況下;
adv. 在下面;少于;在水下;在昏迷中;
adj. 較低的,下面的;
"The admiral visited the ships under his command."
艦隊司令視察了他所統(tǒng)率的軍艦。
近義:underneath, below, beneath
反義:above, over, up, atop, onto, upon